02485nam 2200625Ia 450 991095631740332120260401022629.01-281-98921-597866119892170-19-152008-X9780191597848electronic book9780198249139hardcover9780198239161paperback(CKB)1000000000756401(StDuBDS)AH24079639(SSID)ssj0000192526(PQKBManifestationID)12023430(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192526(PQKBWorkID)10216938(PQKB)10559652(MiAaPQ)EBC3053096(Au-PeEL)EBL3053096(CaPaEBR)ebr10283335(CaONFJC)MIL198921(OCoLC)922954023(FINmELB)ELB163918(EXLCZ)99100000000075640119890413d1989 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe limits of morality /Shelly KaganOxford Clarendon Press ;New York Oxford University Pressc19891 online resource (xii, 415 pages)Oxford ethics seriesIncludes index.0-19-824913-6 Bibliography: p. [405]-407.This book, which is part of a series on moral philosophy, questions whether there are limits to the sacrifices that morality can demand of us.;The author contends that generally we do not think that we are morally required to make our greatest possible contributions to the overall good; rather, morality permits us to pursue our own personal goals and interests.;He also examines a second widely-held view that certain types of acts are simply forbidden even when necessary for promoting the overall good. The attempt to defend this second form of moral limit is also rejected as inadequate.;In thus rejecting two of the most fundamental features of common-sense morality, the author offers a sustained attack on our ordinary moral views.Oxford ethics series.EthicsValuesEthics.Values.170Kagan Shelly775594MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956317403321Limits of morality1704800UNINA